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#280 Keagen Hadley, The ACL Therapist, on Overcoming the Psychological Challenges of Sports Injuries Jul 08, 2022

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Keagen Hadley (@theacltherapist) is an occupational therapy doctor specializing in using psychological treatments such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) with his patients.

As a patient and therapist, he has a deep understanding of the interventions and knows how emotional stress can interfere with rehabilitation, daily activities, and overall quality of life. As an athlete, he tore both ACLs playing college and semi-professional football. This experience made him acutely aware of the struggles associated psychologically post-ACL injury and how to overcome them with positive results. In our conversation today we discuss how psychological recovery is just as important as physically recovery, why we should throw out current timelines for recovery from major injury, and how injuries an add gasoline to other psychological/emotional issues that pre-exist the injury. This is a topic we have never devoted a full episode to before and its a very important one. Visit http://theACLtherapist.com for more information.

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Downloadable transcripts of our best podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes!
A code to get free access to our online course called "Coaching Mastery," usually a $97 course, plus four other courses worth over $100, all yours for free for becoming a patron.
Other special bonus opportunities that come up time to time
Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences.

Thank you for all your support these past four years, and a special big thank you to all of you who become part of our inner circle, our patrons, who will enable us to take our podcast to the next level. https://www.patreon.com/wayofchampions

#280 Keagen Hadley, The ACL Therapist, on Overcoming the Psychological Challenges of Sports Injuries Jul 08, 2022

Show notes

Keagen Hadley (@theacltherapist) is an occupational therapy doctor specializing in using psychological treatments such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) with his patients.

Downloadable transcripts of our best podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes!
A code to get free access to our online course called "Coaching Mastery," usually a $97 course, plus four other courses worth over $100, all yours for free for becoming a patron.
Other special bonus opportunities that come up time to time
Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences.

#279 Martin St Louis, Montreal Canadians Head Coach and 6x NHL All Star: "I was Really Good at Getting Better." (replay) Jul 01, 2022

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Martin St. Louis is currently the Head Coach of the Montreal Canadians of the National Hockey League. During his career, he played over 1,000 games and scored 1,000 points in an NHL career that began with the Calgary Flames in 1998 and ended with the New York Rangers in 2015. St. Louis is best remembered for having played with the Tampa Bay Lightning from 2000 until being traded to the Rangers in 2014. He was a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup championship team in 2004, and during his time there was named NHL MVP and Lady Bing Award Winner. St. Louis was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018; his first year of eligibility. This episode first aired in 2020.

Highlights from the Podcast:

What drove Martin to work hard and get into the NHL?
How did playing with 16 year olds as a 12 year old help when Martin got older?
How to help your child improve as a parent
What are some ways to install the passion of playing a sport in kids?
What was it like to go to a new system (Tampa) and struggle at first?
How do you build confidence as an athlete?
Is talent enough to make it to the pros?
How do you not push your passion onto your kids when they don't want it?

Downloadable transcripts of our best podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes!
A code to get free access to our online course called "Coaching Mastery," usually a $97 course, plus four other courses worth over $100, all yours for free for becoming a patron.
Other special bonus opportunities that come up time to time
Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences.

#279 Martin St Louis, Montreal Canadians Head Coach and 6x NHL All Star: "I was Really Good at Getting Better." (replay) Jul 01, 2022

Show notes

Highlights from the Podcast:

What drove Martin to work hard and get into the NHL?
How did playing with 16 year olds as a 12 year old help when Martin got older?
How to help your child improve as a parent
What are some ways to install the passion of playing a sport in kids?
What was it like to go to a new system (Tampa) and struggle at first?
How do you build confidence as an athlete?
Is talent enough to make it to the pros?
How do you not push your passion onto your kids when they don't want it?

Downloadable transcripts of our best podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes!
A code to get free access to our online course called "Coaching Mastery," usually a $97 course, plus four other courses worth over $100, all yours for free for becoming a patron.
Other special bonus opportunities that come up time to time
Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences.

#279 Martin St Louis, Montreal Canadians Head Coach and 6x NHL All Star: "I was Really Good at Getting Better." (replay) Jul 01, 2022

Show notes

Highlights from the Podcast:

What drove Martin to work hard and get into the NHL?
How did playing with 16 year olds as a 12 year old help when Martin got older?
How to help your child improve as a parent
What are some ways to install the passion of playing a sport in kids?
What was it like to go to a new system (Tampa) and struggle at first?
How do you build confidence as an athlete?
Is talent enough to make it to the pros?
How do you not push your passion onto your kids when they don't want it?

Downloadable transcripts of our best podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes!
A code to get free access to our online course called "Coaching Mastery," usually a $97 course, plus four other courses worth over $100, all yours for free for becoming a patron.
Other special bonus opportunities that come up time to time
Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences.

#278 JP Nerbun, Author and Coach Mentor, on Implementing a Proven Process for Creating an Extraordinary Team Culture Jun 24, 2022

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J.P. Nerbun (@jpnerbun) is a coach, sports consultant, and the founder of TOC Culture Consulting, a global sports-consulting business. He has over a decade of basketball experience, coaching men and women in Ireland, Lithuania, and the United States, at the professional, collegiate, and high-school levels. His mission is to help leaders and their teams grow through mentorship, coaching, and community. His team has offered support and insight to dozens of different leaders in sports, business, medicine, and education. In 2019, he published his first book, Calling Up: Discovering Your Journey to Transformational Leadership and in 2022 he published The Culture System. Today on the podcast we discuss his new book and lay out JP's proven method for helping coaches create an extraordinary team culture.

Connect with JP at:

www.TOCCulture.com

www.myculturesystem.com

Downloadable transcripts of our best podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes!
A code to get free access to our online course called "Coaching Mastery," usually a $97 course, plus four other courses worth over $100, all yours for free for becoming a patron.
Other special bonus opportunities that come up time to time
Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences.

#277 Dr. Joe Parent, Performance Psychologist and Mindfulness Expert: How to Get Out of Your Own Way in Golf, Sports and Life Jun 17, 2022

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Dr. Joe Parent is a highly regarded expert in Performance Psychology and Applied Mindfulness, working with athletes, actors, artists, and executives. He is a well known psychology consultant, as well as a media commentator, business executive coach, and author of the classic Zen Golf and numerous other books. Dr. Parent developed his Values-Based Mindfulness consulting practice through a unique blend of modern western psychology and venerable eastern wisdom training. His books have sold more than one million copies in print, audio, and digital formats world-wide in ten different languages. In the field of athletic performance, he has the singular distinction of coaching both a man (Vijay Singh) and a woman (Cristie Kerr) to #1 in the World Golf Ranking. Golf Digest magazine honored Dr. Parent in their list of "Top Mental Game Experts" in the world.

You can learn more about Joe at www.drjoeparent.com or www.zengolf.com. You can also attend one of his free mindfulness workshops at drjoeparent.com/practicing-mindful-awareness.

THE 2022 WAY OF CHAMPIONS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE IS JUNE 25-26: Yes, we are going virtual again in 2022, and we have already amassed an incredible lineup of guests that we are ready to announce, with more to come. Joining us this year are:

Steve Kerr: Golden State Warriors and Team USA Head Coach
Acacia Walker: Head Coach of Boston College Women's Lacrosse, 2021 NCAA Champions
Dave Aranda, Head Coach, Baylor University Football, 2021 Big 12 Champions and Sugar Bowl Champions
Sandy Barbour: Athletic Director and VP of Intercollegiate Athletics, Penn State University
Ron Adams: Golden State Warriors Asst. Coach
Trevor Ragan: Podcast Host and Founder of The Learner Lab
Betsy Butterick, "The Coaches' Coach" and Communication Specialist
Dave Dickerson, Head Coach, University of South Carolina Upstate Men's Basketball

If you register soon, we will throw in the videos from the 2021 Way of Champions Virtual Conference as well, a $349 value! Learn more and register at www.ChangingTheGameProject.com and click Way of Champions Conference on main menu!

Downloadable transcripts of our best podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes!
A code to get free access to our online course called "Coaching Mastery," usually a $97 course, plus four other courses worth over $100, all yours for free for becoming a patron.
Other special bonus opportunities that come up time to time
Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences.

#277 Dr. Joe Parent, Performance Psychologist and Mindfulness Expert: How to Get Out of Your Own Way in Golf, Sports and Life Jun 17, 2022

Show notes

You can learn more about Joe at www.drjoeparent.com or www.zengolf.com. You can also attend one of his free mindfulness workshops at drjoeparent.com/practicing-mindful-awareness.

Steve Kerr: Golden State Warriors and Team USA Head Coach
Acacia Walker: Head Coach of Boston College Women's Lacrosse, 2021 NCAA Champions
Dave Aranda, Head Coach, Baylor University Football, 2021 Big 12 Champions and Sugar Bowl Champions
Sandy Barbour: Athletic Director and VP of Intercollegiate Athletics, Penn State University
Ron Adams: Golden State Warriors Asst. Coach
Trevor Ragan: Podcast Host and Founder of The Learner Lab
Betsy Butterick, "The Coaches' Coach" and Communication Specialist
Dave Dickerson, Head Coach, University of South Carolina Upstate Men's Basketball

Downloadable transcripts of our best podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes!
A code to get free access to our online course called "Coaching Mastery," usually a $97 course, plus four other courses worth over $100, all yours for free for becoming a patron.
Other special bonus opportunities that come up time to time
Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences.

#277 Dr. Joe Parent, Performance Psychologist and Mindfulness Expert: How to Get Out of Your Own Way in Golf, Sports and Life Jun 17, 2022

Show notes

You can learn more about Joe at www.drjoeparent.com or www.zengolf.com. You can also attend one of his free mindfulness workshops at drjoeparent.com/practicing-mindful-awareness.

Steve Kerr: Golden State Warriors and Team USA Head Coach
Acacia Walker: Head Coach of Boston College Women's Lacrosse, 2021 NCAA Champions
Dave Aranda, Head Coach, Baylor University Football, 2021 Big 12 Champions and Sugar Bowl Champions
Sandy Barbour: Athletic Director and VP of Intercollegiate Athletics, Penn State University
Ron Adams: Golden State Warriors Asst. Coach
Trevor Ragan: Podcast Host and Founder of The Learner Lab
Betsy Butterick, "The Coaches' Coach" and Communication Specialist
Dave Dickerson, Head Coach, University of South Carolina Upstate Men's Basketball

Downloadable transcripts of our best podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes!
A code to get free access to our online course called "Coaching Mastery," usually a $97 course, plus four other courses worth over $100, all yours for free for becoming a patron.
Other special bonus opportunities that come up time to time
Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences.

#276 How to Become a Transformational Coach with Dr. Jean Cote, World-Renowned Expert in Youth Sports and Coach Development (replay) Jun 10, 2022

Show notes

Dr. Jean Côté (@JeanCote46) is professor and Director in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University at Kingston (Canada). His research interests are in the areas of children in sport, coaching, positive youth development, and sport expertise. Dr. Côté has published more than 130 papers on a variety of sport psychology and coaching topics and 50 book chapters. His work is among the most widely cited in academic papers in this area. He has delivered over 50 keynote addresses at major national and international conferences, well over 100 invited presentations, and nearly 300 conference presentations. Dr. Côté, in collaboration with Dr. Ronnie Lidor, completed the first comprehensive book on talent development in children's sport which was published in 2013 by Fitness Information Technology.

In this replay of a conversation Dr Cote and John had in 2018, immediately after they had worked together at the Inside Game Conference in Geneva, they discuss transformational coaching, the the premise that f we coached robots, we could simply drill skills until the robots performed them to perfection, but we coach human beings. Way more goes into coaching people than simple drills and skills. This was one of the most popular episodes of 2018, and you will see why.

Steve Kerr: Golden State Warriors and Team USA Head Coach
Acacia Walker: Head Coach of Boston College Women's Lacrosse, 2021 NCAA Champions
Dave Aranda, Head Coach, Baylor University Football, 2021 Big 12 Champions and Sugar Bowl Champions
Sandy Barbour: Athletic Director and VP of Intercollegiate Athletics, Penn State University
Ron Adams: Golden State Warriors Asst. Coach
Trevor Ragan: Podcast Host and Founder of The Learner Lab
Betsy Butterick, "The Coaches' Coach" and Communication Specialist
Dave Dickerson, Head Coach, University of South Carolina Upstate Men's Basketball

Downloadable transcripts of our best podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes!
A code to get free access to our online course called "Coaching Mastery," usually a $97 course, plus four other courses worth over $100, all yours for free for becoming a patron.
Other special bonus opportunities that come up time to time
Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences.

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